ACUS11 KWNS 271819
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 271818=20
MTZ000-272045-

Mesoscale Discussion 1445
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0118 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Areas affected...Portions of central and eastern Montana

Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely=20

Valid 271818Z - 272045Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent

SUMMARY...The severe-storm threat will gradually increase from west
to east across portions of central and eastern Montana this
afternoon. Large hail and severe gusts are the main concerns. A
watch will likely be needed for parts of the area later this
afternoon.

DISCUSSION...Latest water-vapor imagery indicates a band of
large-scale ascent overspreading west/central MT -- ahead of a
midlevel trough/low tracking eastward across the Northwest. At the
leading edge of this ascent, isolated to widely scattered
thunderstorms are tracking east-northeastward along the higher
terrain in west/central MT. Over the next several hours, this
activity will continue spreading eastward across central into
eastern MT, generally in tandem with the large-scale ascent.
Additional development is also possible in areas of differential
heating farther east. Ample diurnal heating/destabilization beneath
steep midlevel lapse rates (sampled by 12Z regional soundings) will
erode remaining low-level inhibition and promote a gradual uptick in
updraft intensity through the afternoon.=20

Around 50 kt of effective shear associated with the
eastward-advancing trough will support storm organization, and a
mostly straight hodograph should favor a mix of splitting supercell
structures and organized clusters. Large hail (some potentially 2+
inches) and severe outflow winds are possible with the strongest
storms. The risk of severe gusts (some 75+ mph) should increase with
eastward extent, especially with any upscale-growing clusters. While
a brief tornado cannot be entirely ruled out in this area, the
more-favorable tornado environment should generally develop over
areas farther east (far eastern MT into the Dakotas), where richer boundary-layer moisture and curved hodographs are expected.=20

A watch is likely for portions of the area later this afternoon,
though timing of issuance is a bit uncertain at this time.

..Weinman/Hart.. 06/27/2024

...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!-L1lyqw1Io1UFotScDM5sQ6sFxIH-5BPPmXCjVGtQVzc09Encw7Cvcoz9kz-w8v-CI1qm684v= vrGl0ue3p7Y1ecglGU$ for graphic product...

ATTN...WFO...BYZ...GGW...TFX...

LAT...LON 46320967 46920906 47200870 47580813 47800768 48110706
48290651 48430569 48330512 47910473 46990450 46390455
45770483 45470550 45220700 45160853 45240924 45430965
45710987 46030989 46320967=20


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